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An African Trip Trivia Quiz

Have you been to Africa? Whether you have or not, this quiz is going to test your knowledge on the large and extraordinary continent of Africa.

A multiple-choice quiz by me07. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
me07

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
83,523

Updated
Oct 12 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
8497

Last 3 plays: buckeye52 (3/10), Guest 120 (6/10), Guest 196 (7/10).

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1. Africa covers about ____ of the world's land area.
Hint

1/5

1/6

1/4

1/7

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2. The Victoria Falls are on the ______ River. Hint

Zambezi

Zaire

Nile

Niger

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3. The Sahara Desert is closest in size to which of these countries? Hint

Papua New Guinea

Armenia

USA

India

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4. In which country is Mount Kilimanjaro? Hint

Mozambique

Tanzania

Zimbabwe

Kenya

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5. The savanna is a type of 'marshland'. True or false?

True

False

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6. Which of these animals are not found in Africa? Hint

tigers

lions

cheetah

topi

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7. South Africa is famous for its peanut-growing. True or False

True

False

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8. Which of these is the main town of northern Nigeria? Hint

Zanzibar

Kinshasa

Kano

Dakar

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9. What is the capital of Senegal? Hint

Malawi

Dakar

Casablanca

Lome

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10. Which African country became independent in 1993? Hint

Ivory Coast

Liberia

Eritrea

Lesotho

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Africa covers about ____ of the world's land area.

Answer: 1/5

Africa covers about one-fifth of the world's land area. It is the second largest continent. Asia is the first.

2. The Victoria Falls are on the ______ River.

Answer: Zambezi

The Victoria Falls are on the Zambezi River. These waterfalls were named after Britain's Queen Victoria.

3. The Sahara Desert is closest in size to which of these countries?

Answer: USA

The Sahara is the world's largest desert and spreads itself out over 9,400,000 sq km in northern Africa.
Armenia is the smallest of the listed countries covering only 29,743 sq km. Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 sq km while India is the 7th largest country on the planet with 3,287,263 sq km of land. The USA is the 3rd largest country with 9,826,675 sq km, a little larger than the Sahara.

4. In which country is Mount Kilimanjaro?

Answer: Tanzania

Mount Kilimanjaro is Africa's highest mountain with three volcanic cones, Kibo, Mawenzi and Shira, in north-eastern Tanzania. It is a dead or an extinct volcano that rises 5895 metres above sea-level.

5. The savanna is a type of 'marshland'. True or false?

Answer: False

The savanna is a type of "grassland". It is so hot that the sun burns the grass and creates fires.

6. Which of these animals are not found in Africa?

Answer: tigers

Tigers are found in Asia, not Africa!

7. South Africa is famous for its peanut-growing. True or False

Answer: False

South Africa is famous for its gold-mining. The biggest diamond ever found came from a mine near Pretoria.

8. Which of these is the main town of northern Nigeria?

Answer: Kano

Kano is the main town of northern Nigeria. Once it was an important centre for camel caravans.

9. What is the capital of Senegal?

Answer: Dakar

Dakar is a seaport and it is the capital of Senegal.

10. Which African country became independent in 1993?

Answer: Eritrea

Eritrea has an area of 45,405 sq mi.

Source: Author me07

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